Houston trial lawyers Steve and Amber Mostyn say theyre giving $1 million to a gun-control group formed by former Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and her husband, astronaut Mark Kelly. Steve Mostyn is a major Democratic campaign contributor, backing candidates in Texas and nationally. He gave $3 million to Priorities USA Action, a super PAC aiding President Obamas re-election. Hes perhaps best known in Texas for launching a media campaign against Rick Perry two years ago in which he chided the Republican governor for his reluctance to debate in his 2010 reelection race with a full-page newspaper ad depicting Perry and the word Coward.

Mostyn, who describes himself as a gun-owner, says the group hopes to raise $20 million for the 2014 elections  enough to match the National Rifle Associations political giving. The NRA spent $13 million last year trying to defeat President Obamas reelection. It also spent money in seven Senate races, losing six and winning one.

In media interviews, Mostyn said Americans for Republican Solutions with support pro-gun-control candidates and conduct a public education campaign with television spots. Giffords launched the new group this week.

It's his money, he can do as he wishes with it. As for Gabby Giffords, I now put her in the same class as James Brady and Mongo. Due to diminished mental capacity, they are just pawns in the game of life. In Gifford's case, I suggest you keep a close eye on her husband. The other hand.

I am surprised someone has not started a speech control group to parody these anti-gun nuts. All the same arguments could be used. The founders never envisioned internet, instant world-wide communications, movies, etc. when they wrote the first ammendment. The right should be limited to all ways to communicate at the time the Constitution was written (like the “cannon argument”). And why does anybody really NEED to create or watch films or videos? If controlling speech saves just one life, then it should be done. Limit the number of movies one can watch each year and you must be registered to do any public speaking and declare your intentions. I guess some people don’t understand that the second is all that really backs up the first ammendment.

These people need to be identified and exposed. This type of individual is the REAL problem in this nation. Obama is NOT the problem. Democrat congressmen and women are not the problem. It IS people like Mostyn that are the problem, hiding behind politicians doing their bidding. THESE GUYS HAVE TO BE DEPORTED OR FORCED TO FLEE TO SOME OTHER COUNTRY.

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posted on 01/12/2013 10:03:43 AM PST
by MeneMeneTekelUpharsin
(Freedom is the freedom to discipline yourself so others don't have to do it for you.)

They lobby so that everything a person or business does is an infraction of some law or regulation and can be sued. That gets them more clients. Good example, the Disabilities Act has put many businesses completely out of business.

Gabby Giffords is a zombie now. Trying to make sense of and give meaning to her awful life, she will now help the gun grabbers. Sure her life is awful after she got gunned down by a lib lunatic from a lib family.

People always try to justify their life. This is how Me Gifford justifies hers. She might get 30% better but that is about it. I did not like her before the shooting either

I blame her stupid astronaut husband for egging her on. They have their anti-gun foundation now and they now have a steady paycheck from this non-profit. Plenty of other useless eater incompetent libs get hired too.

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posted on 01/12/2013 10:51:47 AM PST
by dennisw
(The first principle is to find out who you are then you can achieve anything -- Buddhist monk)

“..I saw the interview with Giffords and her a-hole astronut husband. He is using her in the same shameless way Sara Brady used her spouse as a stage prop to raise money...”

Like most all libs, they’re in it for the money and will dance on dead babys’ graves if that’s what it takes to get some. They should be considered for what they are: useless pieces of human dung, bottom-feeders of the worst kind.

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posted on 01/12/2013 2:40:41 PM PST
by lgjhn23
(It's easy to be liberal when you're dumber than a box of rocks.)

Like most all libs, theyre in it for the money and will dance on dead babys graves if thats what it takes to get some. They should be considered for what they are: useless pieces of human dung, bottom-feeders of the worst kind.

Just to be clear--- Running a foundation can be a great job these days. So Giffords+ Astronaut will have very nice paycheck for years and sky-high medical benefits they will vote themselves. All Astronaut has to do is wheel her out for gun grabbing media appearances. My bet is they will take combined salaries of $500,000 per year from this scam foundation. Just my hunches

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posted on 01/13/2013 2:59:36 AM PST
by dennisw
(The first principle is to find out who you are then you can achieve anything -- Buddhist monk)

It is amazing how much money democrats make in the trial lawyer industry.

I don’t suppose anyone ever wants to point out to democrats that A rich lawyer(like almost all of their politicians) are simply people who has become rich off the backs of the abused and the Government.

If that is more honorable than a Business man who has become rich off creating a product people WANTED to buy, then I don’t know by what measure any man can become illegitimately successful.

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